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Environment North Carolina Research & Policy Center is a 501(c)(3) organization. We are dedicated to protecting our air, water and open spaces. We investigate problems, craft solutions, educate the public and decision-makers, and help the public make their voices heard in local, state and national debates over the quality of our environment and our lives. More about us.

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Our research and public education work are made possible by tax-deductible contributions from generous citizens and foundations.

It’s 2017 — we should be able to power our lives without polluting our environment. We have the ability to produce and consume energy and still enjoy healthy communities — and give our children and their children a livable future. That’s why we’re calling on cities, universities, businesses, and our state governments to commit to 100% renewable energy.

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Kill Devil Hills, NC –Three Outer Banks mayors joined business leaders and more than 600 community members at a public hearing Monday to voice their opposition to drilling off North Carolina’s coast The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM), which is responsible for managing offshore energy development in federal waters, organized the hearing in Kill Devil Hills.

Raleigh, NC- On the first day that fracking permits can be issued, a report released today documented more than one thousand environmental violations by the fracking industry in Pennsylvania. The report, titled “Fracking Failures,” analyzed permit violations over the last three years. Joining Environment North Carolina Research and Policy Center at the release were several concerned legislators, including legislators from the areas at the center of the fracking debate.

Fracking is dirty. From the very beginning of clearing a site for drilling, through extraction, transport and delivery of finished products, fracking poses significant risks to our air and water and to human health. People who live and work near fracking sites are at greater risk for respiratory and neurological diseases.

Wrightsville Beach, NC – Despite a winter storm, hundreds of North Carolinians attended a public hearing on Tuesday to voice their opposition to the Obama Administration’s plan to open up the entire North Carolina coast to offshore drilling. The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM), which is responsible for managing offshore energy development in federal waters, organized the hearing.

Raleigh, NC -- The carbon pollution from five coal plants could be eliminated in North Carolina if wind power is developed off the North Carolina coast, according to a new analysis by Environment North Carolina Research and Policy Center. The report comes right as Congress considers whether to renew tax credits critical to wind development.

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North Carolina remains off limits to fracking, the controversial form of natural gas drilling, in part thanks to our efforts. We’ve educated tens of thousands of North Carolinians face-to-face about the dangers of the practice and what it could mean for North Carolina’s waters, leaving behind more than 27,000 pieces of literature.

Our coasts remain free of oil and gas rigs and will until at least 2017, following the Obama Administration's receipt of signatures from citizens, legislators, and business leaders in support of keeping the Outer Banks and the rest of our beaches protected from a devastating spill.

North Carolina has incredible potential for offshore wind—more than any other state along the Atlantic Coast. Fortunately, the Obama Administration has recently begun moving forward to lease appropriate land off the state’s shores for wind power, and even has the backing of Gov. Pat McCrory. We’ve recruited and mobilized thousands of Tar Heels to support these steps.

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